history 102 ASU final exam

Which of the following statements best describes the social position of women in ancient Egypt? - Answer-Women were allowed to represent themselves in court. Upper Egypt refers to - Answer-The southern part of Egypt, reached by sailing up the Nile. The shape of the Pyramids is thought to represent which of the following? - Answer-The rays of the sun shining down upon the land correct According to ancient Egyptian religion, ________ was known as the God of knowledge and inventor of writing. - Answer-Thoth Wheat and barley were grown in abundance in Egypt, which led to the production of a wide variety of ________. - Answer-beer Which of the following was a luxury import that Egypt got from Greece? - Answer-wine Why did civilizations develop along rivers in Egypt and Mesopotamia? - Answer-There was an organized irrigation system for sustained agriculture Cleopatra was ethnically . . . - Answer-Greek, descended from Alexander the Great's generals Which of the following trade routes contained two main routes, the king's highway and the sea road, and served as the primary routes for trade between Egypt and Mesopotamia? - Answer-the Levantine trade routes What natural disaster is described both in The Epic of Gilgamesh and the Book of Genesis? - Answer-a flood Pharoah Ramses II is notable because - Answer-:he initiated a massive building program. :Many statues of him survive. :He lived to be almost 100 years old and had dozens of children. :All the options Which of the following reasons led to the emergence of writing? - Answer-keeping accounts The central family group in Egyptian mythology was which of the following? - Answer-Osiris, Isis, and Horus Ancient Egypt was seldom invaded because... - Answer-The Nile valley is flanked by imp